Greetings,
I just installed PuppySlacko.5.4 to liveUsb.
Then ran it .
Very smooth, nary a hitch ! Thanks !
And now I would like to install it to my hardDrive .
Following the guide here:
http://operating-systems.wonderhowto.com/how-to/set-up-your-computer-dual-boot-windows-7-and-linux-341450/
I allocated 20gb for puppySlacko.5.4 .

Seems like under puppySlacko.5.3.3 there was a deskTop Icon for this .
How do I now install puppySlacko.5.4 to my hardDrive ?

I clicked on 'FileSystem in Partition' Button .
Gparted now shows the 4 entries above + '20gb puppy partition' .
This '20gb puppy partition', has a label and fileSystem of "unallocated" .

Under the "Device" Tab are two menu entries :
'Create Partition' and 'Attempt Data Rescue' .
When I click on 'Create Partition Table' Button ,
up comes a Warning Window, with a choice to "Select new partition table type" .
The default is "msdos" .
I was expecting (EXT2, EXT3, EXT4 or REISERFS) .
I would like to do "A full installation" .

First of all, do not attempt to "Create partition table" or you'll lose all partitions (not irreversibly, but it's very hard to recover).
In Gparted right-click the unallocated space -> New
Then you can choose desired filesystem.
After that Universal Installer should see the new partition.

I have never done a full install (I'm happy with frugal), so can't help with that, but if you plan to install Puppy alongside with Win, have you seen this?
It's much lesser invasive method (but frugal).

Yes, there can't be more than 4 Primary partitions on a single HDD - you have'em already: sda1, sda2, sda3 and sda4; sda5 is Logical.
The only solution I see ATM is to resize your Extended partition sda3 "to the left" (right-click -> Resize/Move) to make the unallocated space included in it and then should be possible to create Logical partition, but I'm not sure if it won't affect your Windows installation...

Resizing etc. is always risky to some extent, so it's better to make a backup before you proceed and make sure you will have constant power supply during the whole process.
I've done this only 3 times (successfully) in my entire lifetime, but with heart in my mouth.

* Too many Primary Partitions, how to fix ?
I am trying to install PuppyLinuxSlacko.5.4 from a LiveUsb to an unallocated-Partition in my Lenovo-G770 Laptop, Win7 .
My G770 shows that I have two disks: C:\ and D:\ .
But the Using (Linux) GParted program shows there are 4-Primary Partitions already (see pic GParted01.png below) .

And when I try to Format the Unallocated Partition, I get an Error Msg (GParted02.png below) .
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I've been told that to try and fix it in Linux is too risky .
I (not Lenovo) set up the unallocated 20gb partition.
Can I just merge it into the 29gb Extended Partition ?
If I did merge, How would I access it ? Which Partition is it an extension of ?
I am on thin ice here, and would rather fix the prob in Window7 , because I am brand new to Linux .

Here is the PartitionsDetail using AomeiPartitionAssistant -note the differences:
Is there a way to tell what's in the partitions , especially the two 29gb partitions and the 14gb partition ?

Worst case: Is there a way to reset my 'Lenovo G770' computer back to factory settings under win7 ?

Another thing that alarms me is that Aomei shows 5 partitions. And no mention of extended .
GParted shows 6 partitions .
I am wondering , How will this play out ?
And still, what is the extended partition an extension of (which drive) ?

See if I can help clear the confusion.
Partition basics:
On a hard drive /storage device.
Can have up to 4 primary partitions.
Or 3 primary and one extended partition.
The extended partition can be divided into any number of logical partitions.

The extended partition is a special partition that can be further divided into usable logical partitions. No restriction on number of logical partitions. The logical partitions make the space in the extended partition usable to the file system.

The logical partition sda5 is using all of the space in the extended partition sda3.
Notice sda5 is same size as sda3. (29GiB)

The unallocated space is before the extended partition so it has to be added to the extended partition to be used.

Here is the tricky part. to use the unallocated space you will have to resize the extended partition adding the unallocated space to it.
Then you will be able to make a new logical partition inside the extended partition.

Gparted is a good program to do what you need.
The best way to use Gparted to do really heavy patition work is to get the latest live version of Gparted.
Gparted live CD

For partitioning I would suggest you use the Gparted live CD that you can get from here.
You can download a free version to make your own Gparted live CD.
It is up to date and specifically made to run Gparted.
Info:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/_________________I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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Worst case: Is there a way to reset my 'Lenovo G770' computer back to factory settings under win7 ?

Supposedly, that is discussed in your computer's documentation.

However, the data needed to perform that recovery is probably stored in those other partitions. Once you start mucking around with them, there's a chance that you can break the recovery procedure. Simply resizing them may be enough to cause the damage.

You need to decide how important your Win7 setup is before you go any further.

rcrsn51 brings up a very important point and warning to very much consider.

Most computer manufacturers put backup and recovery data in a hidden partition. Hidden to the operating system. Windows will not see it in normal operation.
Most likely it is sda4 or sda5 or both.

Do not do anything to partitions sda1 and sda4.

Quote:

Would it be any more safe, if I dumped the unallocated space back into C:\ and then tried to take from C:\ to feed sda3 ?

Is this how you got the unallocated space by taking it from C?
If yes,
Anything you do with unallocated space will be the same thing. Resizing an already made partition.
Just make sure to do it to one next to the unallocated space. sda2(C) or sda3.

Will Windows or Puppy file explorer show what is in drive D (sda5)?
That way you will know what may get lost if you resize sda3 and you loose sda5. Loosing sda5 on resize of sda3 is just a possibility, but you must be warned.

Just to make sure you know. Puppy can be frugally installed to any partition with no affect on what is already there. It will just be data files stored at the location you choose.
Will need to have info in the bootloader to boot the Puppy frugal install.
The Grub4dos bootloader config, that can be run from Puppy live CD, can install a bootloader that will boot Windows or Puppy, from a boot menu at startup._________________I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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From what AomeiPartitionAssistant is showing it seems that sda4 is possibly a hidden partition used by the manufacturer to store backup and recovery data. Notice it has no drive letter._________________I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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And here I sit.
Aha, I found GParted (PupControl/DriveTab)
Here is the new PartitionsDisplay: (see sda3 Extended & (sda5))
http://www.vmars316.com/ShowMe/49gbPartition.png
Btw: What is an executable called in Linux ? GParted.exe ?
The FIND program shows lots of GParted related stuff, but no .exe .

On a separate sansDisk I have GParted-live-0.14.0-1.iso
and GParted-live-0.14.0-1.Zip and grub4dos-0.4.4.zip

You are back at the beginning. You have made the extended partition sda3 bigger and are using all of it for partition sda5 (D/).
You have to make more partitions using unallocated space in extended partition sda3. You have none.
Should have made more partitions when you did this:

Run Gparted
make partition sda5 smaller.
Now you will have unallocated space in extended partition sda3.
Make a new logical partition from the unallocated space in sda3.
Format the new partition ext2 or ext3. (Linux format)
Now you will have a linux formatted partition for Puppy installs.

You can do a frugal install of Puppy and do not need to do anything to the partitions you have.
A frugal install can be placed in any partition.
Has no effect on what is there. Only takes up space with data files.
If you do a frugal install I would do it to drive C (sda2). Only because drive D is a Lenovo data backup.
Do not put anything on sda1. That is a special partition used by Windows 7 for it's boot files._________________I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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